Air Safety

Doctor: Driver in Okla. train wreck had bad eyes

1 day ago

Dr. Mary Pat McKay told the National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday that the driver of one of two trains that collided last June said his eyesight fluctuated from day to day.

NTSB stresses track safety after Conn. man's death

2 days ago

The NTSB says he had requested a track section be taken out of service for maintenance.

Rail crossing stop signs faded at Md. crash site

7 days ago

The NTSB says the two-track grade crossing where the crash occurred has no active warning lights or crossing gates.

NTSB: Driver felt "crowded" before bridge collapse

8 days ago

A preliminary report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board says that the driver of the oversized load moved to the right in order to accommodate a passing truck and trailer.

NTSB: Train in Mo. collision had signal to stop

12 days ago

The National Transportation Safety Board released its preliminary report Friday.

CSX: Md. train explosion caused by chemical cargo

21 days ago

In addition to the NTSB, the Federal Railroad Administration is investigating the crash of the 45-car train, which was en route from Selkirk, N.Y., to Waycross, Ga.

Agency reports progress on collapsed Wash. bridge

21 days ago

The other quarter includes the bridge deck and pieces that have to be kept intact for the National Transportation Safety Board investigation.

Close call between airliner, military helicopter

24 days ago

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident.

NTSB says Wash. bridge collapse is wake-up call

25 days ago

The collapse of an Interstate highway bridge in northern Washington state is a wake-up call for the entire nation, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board says.

NTSB investigating cause of SE Mo. train crash

25 days ago

Hite said the NTSB will determine what caused the accident, and that there was no immediate estimate on the amount of damage to the roadway or the rail cars.

'Unusual condition' seen before Conn. derailment

26 days ago

But the NTSB also said Friday that a joint bar, used to hold two sections of rail together, had been cracked and repaired last month.

Float driver says train seemed still before crash

28 days ago

"The NTSB has said the train was travelling at about 62 mph at the time of the collision and that warning lights on the tracks appeared to be working.

NTSB to release documents on train-float collision

29 days ago

A release from the National Transportation Safety Board says the documents will be released Wednesday on the agency's website.

Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site

32 days ago

Conn., NTSB officials to tour train crash site

Victims of '88 DUI bus crash in Ky. remembered

36 days ago

NTSB spokesman Peter Knudsen said the agency was "well aware" of the Kentucky bus crash anniversary and officials "wanted to get our report before the board prior to that date."

NTSB wants states to lower legal blood-alcohol standard for drunken drivers

36 days ago

Studies show more than 4 million people a year in the U.S. drive while intoxicated, but about half of the intoxicated drivers stopped by police escape detection, the NTSB report said.

Feds pushing states to lower threshold for drunk driving

36 days ago

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday recommended that states lower the threshold for driving while intoxicated to a blood-alcohol content of .05.

Progress sought on drunken driving deaths

37 days ago

The National Transportation Safety Board is meeting Tuesday to hear recommendations from its staff on ways to meet its goal of cutting out all alcohol-related driving deaths.

Drowsy driving remains an elusive highway dilemma

39 days ago

A fatigue expert on the National Transportation Safety Board says drowsy driving can be as bad as drunken driving.

INFLUENCE GAME: Congress silent on Dreamliner woes

93 days ago

The NTSB has been unable to establish a root cause for the Boston fire, and its investigators are also looking into the process by which the FAA certified the 787 as safe for flight in August 2011.

NTSB: Former Oklahoma QB, friend were flight crew

93 days ago

NTSB: Former Oklahoma QB, friend were flight crew

Firefighters struggled to put out battery fire on 787

104 days ago

The Jan. 7 fire at Boston's Logan Airport is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, which released laboratory analyses, interviews and other data it has gathered.It...

Boeing 787 battery fire was difficult to control

104 days ago

The documents released Thursday by the National Transportation Safety Board paint a more dangerous picture of the Jan. 7 fire than previously portrayed.

NTSB: Train missed signals before Oklahoma crash

113 days ago

NTSB investigators say the eastbound train missed two signals to slow down and a final warning to stop.

TV production helicopter crash in Calif described

114 days ago

The NTSB said Eyeworks contracted with Orbic Air, a helicopter services company, and the pilot filed paperwork with the Federal Aviation Administration under his own company, Crossbow Helicopters.

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